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Meeting the surgeon

The nurse practitioner (NP) left and said the doctor would be right in. Uh huh. While waiting I received a text from a close friend with a picture of his waterfront lawn showing what a beautiful view he had. So I smiled, took a picture of my view of the exam room and sent thatContinue reading “Meeting the surgeon”

Hey, Conservatives!

Actually, Conservatives, Tea Partiers, Libertarians, and all… I am with you. I share your love and protection of individual liberty and accountability. I share your economic views. I share your respect for the Founding Fathers and the Constitution – it is an amazing document. I share your belief in restricting the powers of the federalContinue reading “Hey, Conservatives!”

Time to replace the left hip?

I had been delaying dealing with a painful left hip for a couple of years. While running a small business without a lot of backup if I was out of the office, it seems there was never a good opportunity to take off the time I imagined replacing a hip would take. But now IContinue reading “Time to replace the left hip?”

Retirement

Wow. Retirement. How can I be retired? I still think of myself as around 40 years old with a noncompliant body. Actually I am several years beyond retirement age. OK, and a couple more years beyond that. I am happily married and the luckiest husband in the world. My wife and I owned a smallContinue reading “Retirement”

Our Shame in Afghanistan

A bit about me first. As you may be able to tell from perusing other parts of my site, I am a conservative; a small c conservative. Not a member of a Conservative party. Just conservative. Law and order conservative. Kinda follow the rules conservative. (Speed limits exempted when I am on the open roadContinue reading “Our Shame in Afghanistan”